Chapter 393: Schwerin Castle Renovation and Local Legends

"They play a very important role in deciding how to design, how to arrange, which scheme to use!"

It was the ingenuity of the design that led to the building we see today, with an ornate vault at the top of the building, Dammler had intended to hang lamps on the roof, and most of the sculptures and interiors were made in workshops in Schwerin or Berlin. ”

The renovated palace was officially inaugurated, and Friedrich von Flotto wrote an opera about Johann Albrecht I. ”

"Everyone knows that German opera is also very good, in the past, German songs were still very famous, and then after Italian opera surpassed, although German opera is not as popular as Italian opera, but it still retains solid skills, which is a unique European art culture. ”

Qu Lihua smiled, "Well, Robin took us to listen to German opera, it is still very good, there is a momentum, especially when singing high notes, beautiful, although there are some classics, unlike pop music, I think opera and pop music are two different arts, although opera is older, but people who know how to appreciate it still feel that it sounds very charming!"

Robin nodded, "Yes, just like I think Peking Opera is also very cultural, there is a kind of cultural precipitation, the actors' voices are very good, and you can feel the hot artistic atmosphere at that time." ”

"It's the same with opera, German opera is still very charming, so I invite everyone to come to Germany, you must enjoy German opera, and the Germans also attach great importance to opera, so they have also built some opera houses, and there are still a lot of them. ”

Of course, it didn't go so well, and there were accidents, a fire destroyed a third of the buildings, the castle lake wing was completely destroyed, the south-facing palace garden wing was destroyed, and the ornate golden hall and the main staircase were completely destroyed, which were later replaced by a red marble staircase. ”

"The Grand Duke of Schwerin in Mecklenburg was unfortunately not able to rebuild the palace, and the reconstruction work was temporarily interrupted, and then after many changes, it was only later that there was an opportunity to open the historical house as a castle museum, and the meeting hall and annex rooms of the former Pomeranian state parliament of Mecklenburg were built in the lake wing of the castle. ”

"An educational school for the cultivation of kindergarten aunts uses most of the houses of the palace, and after a few more years, there is a museum of primitive and early history in the wing of the castle lake, and a museum of general technology in the conservatory building. ”

"The castle was used as an art museum, and the interior was restored, but the restoration project was huge, old, and some of the furnishings inside were already old, and to restore it again, it was necessary to have painters, sculptors, and restore some artifacts. ”

"In autumn, the former Pomeranian region of Mecklenburg was relocated to Schwerin Castle, which is part of the Schwerin State Museum. ”

"The commemorative coin issued by Germany has the image of Schwerin Castle, this commemorative coin is still commemorative, generally there are important people or major events, commemorative coins will be issued to commemorate, interested friends, but also collect, there is a collection value. ”

"There are a lot of friends who have philatelic enthusiasts, and every year they issue stamps, very beautiful stamps, very commemorative, and philatelic enthusiasts, who also collect stamps. ”

"Maybe after many years, these commemorative coins, or stamps, will increase in value, and the friends who collect it have also increased in value and get an income, which is also very good!"

Speaking of which, Robin asked Qu Lihua, "Miss Qu, do you like stamp collecting?"

Qu Lihua nodded, "I used to be interested when I was a child, there are zodiac stamps, almost every year commemorative stamps will be issued, at that time I still remember my mother took me to line up to buy, at the postal gate, many people lined up in a long line, it will take a long time to buy!"

"I am very happy to be able to buy, in fact, I don't expect to increase in value, but a kind of interest, and I have a lot of young people who like to collect stamps, like to collect commemorative coins, I still remember that commemorative coins and stamps are very exquisite, very designed, the pattern on it is very beautiful!"

"That's a good memory of childhood, although many years have passed, still fresh in memory, now in retrospect, or very beautiful, now busy with work, I have no time to collect commemorative coins, will not be like when I was a child to go to the long queue at the door of the post and telecommunications office, buy stamps, but the beauty of life, bits and pieces of memories, are in my heart, will not forget. ”

Robin nodded, "Miss Qu still has a lot of feelings, it is true, I also have the same experience as you, I also liked to collect commemorative coins and philately when I was a child, and I regarded these as hobbies, now I am busy with work, and I am not so empty, and I will not buy it, but occasionally open the drawer of the desk, the commemorative coins and beautiful stamps I bought before, are still lying in the drawer, and I can immediately recall the memories of my childhood, which is really beautiful!"

Later, the exhibition of the Federal Gardens was held in Schwerin, so the castle garden was partially remodeled, trying to retain the original style of the building, and replacing the parts that could be remodeled with some modern sets, which looked newer and changed some of the old appearance. ”

"There are also many legends circulating in the local area, if you are interested, I will tell you about it!"

Head Xia Yuxiang smiled, "Robin, tell everyone about it, everyone is very interested!"

"Well, this legend, I used to hear my mother tell it when I was a child, there is a monster named Little Peter in the palace, and legend has it that his main place of activity is in the cellar of the palace, which is connected to Pino's Petersburg by a tunnel. ”

Little Peter, who had a docile but bad face, was the blacksmith there, and legend has it that he traveled by water or even flew to Schwerin Castle, and in different versions he slept in different places. ”

"Little Peter, armed with an oil lamp and a sword and a bunch of keys around his waist, is said to have punished and expelled thieves through mischief, but rewarded the honest. ”

He awakened the soldiers who were about to stand guard at night, and legend has it that during the Thirty Years' War Ferdinand II made Albrecht von Wallenstein Duke of Mecklenburg. ”

Wallenstein was tricked by little Peter on his first night at Schwerin Castle, which kept him awake for the rest of the night, so he left Schwerin the next day and never returned. ”

"There are often people dressed as little Peter as mascots at events and celebrations, and there is a Little Peter Museum on the market square in Schwerin that tells the history and stories of this legendary figure. ”

Qu Lihua listened to Robin say this, and also felt very interesting, there are legends in the local area, which can be handed down, and it is also a kind of cultural precipitation.